She Wrote the Songs Abdel Aziz Gharmoul at times pitiless but still

at times pitiless but still fun

Anne Chambers: Beirut Blues by Hanan al-Shaykh

Ramgolall’s world begins to fall apart

"The unique voice lies in the music of the language

strongly visual and beautifully structured… powerful

She Wrote the Songs Abdel Aziz Gharmoul at times pitiless but stillParlour songs were the pop hits of the Victorian era and some of the biggest hit makers of the day were women. Barred from positions in universities, cathedrals and orchestras, this intimate, home based musical genre was their only outlet. Sadly, their extraordinary contribution has largely been forgotten, overlooked by historians and marginalised in the timeline of music. Now, however, singer Patricia Hammond is putting the record or, rather, the